How Many People Have the Last Name Merrick?
people had the surname Merrick in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 34,130 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+269 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Merrick (82%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Merrick ranks #3,114. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.3% to 82%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Merrick grew from 8,360 people in 2000 to 8,629 in 2010 (up 3.2%), and its rank fell from #3,910 to #4,111. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.1 to 2.93 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,360 | 8,629 |
| Rank | #3,910 | #4,111 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.1 | 2.93 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Merrick
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Merrick: M620
👤 Merrick as a First Name
Merrick is a first name too: about 5,907 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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